Esther 1:21 meaning and explanation

The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

Esther 1:21, Berean Standard Bible

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King Xerxes has just been publicly defied by Queen Vashti, who refused his command to appear at his feast. Memucan, one of his seven closest advisers, warns that her refusal will encourage other wives to despise their husbands, and he proposes an irrevocable decree removing her as queen.

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